I'm mr. jellybeans mr. jellybeans I'm
Morty jellybeans aren't just for Easter
anymore the sweet little candies are
beloved by kids and adults alike popular
brands like Jelly Belly
with its dozens of exotic flavors have
helped make them an enduring hit however
you may know less about the colorful
little candy beans than you think
so let's grab a handful of 10 jelly bean
facts that will surprise candy lovers
maybe surprise a matter of taste I think
it tastes delicious everyone has a
favorite flavor of jelly bean whether
it's cherry licorice or orange there are
some generational differences that show
up in the rankings with older adults for
furring buttered popcorn and coconut
kids on the other hand vote for flavors
like berry green apple and watermelon
with so many flavors this seems like an
odd choice but then again there's no
accounting for taste
jelly beans are popular around the world
and different parts of the world have
their own jelly bean favorites for
example south america enjoys cherry
flavor while Asia prefers refreshing
lemon-lime Australia likes to go its own
way so the Aussies say they like
bubblegum flavor jelly beans apparently
you're up likes to show off their
sophisticated palates because they
indulge in the multi flavoured jelly
beans called tutti frutti this choice
seems like a little bit of a cop-out
because you could probably get the same
effect if you put a handful of different
flavored jelly beans in your mouth all
at once I mean we all do that don't we
whether you eat raspberry jelly beans
one at a time
or mix a dozen flavors together the
sweet treats continue to please snackers
around the world
let's all go to the movies I'm just
gonna go watch a movie Americans don't
always agree on everything so it should
come as no surprise that they don't
agree on what the best jelly bean
flavors are different parts of the
country prefer different flavors than
other parts another fact to take note of
is that people's and country's tastes
change and the favorite flavors have
changed over time to reflect this fact
sherry has been ranked as America's
favorite jelly bean and perhaps
surprisingly so has black licorice
black licorice is one of those flavors
that you either love or hate one survey
of America's tastes in 2017 that showed
the American preference for buttered
popcorn as their top jelly bean flavor
still had black licorice come in strong
at number two the top five were rounded
out with the following flavors cinnamon
cherry and watermelon watermelon
apparently jelly bean lovers respond to
the combination of sweet and salty
goodness that buttered popcorn offers
the taste buds there could be a
nostalgia aspect as well because many
people grow up with fond memories of
going to the movies and enjoying big
buckets of buttery popcorn as part of
the movie-going experience but whatever
the reason for this choice buttered
popcorn is America's most popular jelly
bean flavor for now popcorn what do you
think you are
taste the controversy it is good
although it's unclear how official these
designations are at least by some
criteria skittles brand candies are in
fact jelly beans
skittles brand fruit candies have long
been a popular choice for kids looking
for something other than chocolate candy
bars but they probably didn't know about
this candy controversy experienced the
rainbow taste the rainbow has been part
of a successful marketing campaign for
the candy but it offers no clues of how
they compare to jelly beans this
marketing highlights the candies
colorful fruit flavors that includes
flavors like orange lemon lime and grape
you guys look like two seals fighting
over a grape
the official skittles website does not
address the issue of whether or not the
candies are in fact jellybeans
the
Oxford Dictionary definition of
jellybeans is a bean shaped candy with a
gelatinous Center and a firm sugar
coating working from this definition it
appears that skills fit the description
of a classic jellybeans it's a very very
interesting theory tis the season to be
jelly back in the 1930s someone noticed
that jelly beans resemble little eggs
and so began these sweet treats
association with Easter today it would
be hard to imagine an Easter basket full
of candy that doesn't include a generous
helping of colorful jellybeans
jellybeans are as much a part of the
Easter candy experience as chocolate
rabbits this wasn't always the case
however for decades the little candies
were most associated with Christmas this
isn't too surprising since Christmas is
the king of festive candy even with
candy canes chocolate coins and other
traditional favorites there is plenty of
room for Christmas themed jellybeans
Christmas is awesome
companies like Jelly Belly have
recognized the holidays are a great
opportunity and have come up with
specialty Christmas jellybeans developed
around classic holiday themes obviously
colors like red and green are clear
choices for xmas jellybeans but candy
fans will probably agree that any
colorful combination of jellybeans will
work just fine for a tasty gift maybe we
should be putting out a bowl of jelly
beans for Santa Claus instead of milk
and cookies it couldn't hurt it couldn't
hurt not suitable for consumption
language changes over time like tastes
slang might become accepted into
everyday conversation or perhaps
disappear altogether in the early
decades of the 20th century if you said
jellybeans you were likely not referring
to these small colorful candies during
this era you might have been a concerned
parent or friend warning a young woman
about the low character of a young man
she had expressed interest in jellybeans
was slang for a slick dressed young man
who wanted to impress young women with
his style but usually had no substance
underneath all flash and no substance
the origins of this slang term remain
unclear
perhaps these flashy men became
associated with jelly beans because of
their bright candy colors and their
sugary sweetness the unfortunate
Association has faded away and by the
middle of the century
a jelly bean was a sweet little candy
that filled Christmas stockings and
Easter baskets for children
unfortunately more recently jelly bean
has become a slang term in some circles
to refer to a couple of different kinds
of illegal drugs but for most of us
jelly beans are still just those small
colorful candies we love to eat by the
handful the jelly bean gets its due
April 22nd is national jelly bean day is
it a coincidence that it falls around
Easter when there are plenty of jelly
beans to be had it doesn't matter
because any time is a good time to
celebrate the sweet little candies with
the colorful shells jelly beans are made
mostly from basic ingredients like sugar
and corn syrup but these simple little
confections have loomed large for
American kids of all ages since they
first appeared in America they showed up
in their rudimentary form around the
time of the Civil War mmm and Christine
to celebrate this national jelly bean
day lovers of the sweet candy are
encouraged to use jelly beans in a wide
range of delicious recipes including and
cookies fudge and yes even drink recipes
when you've had your fill of the candy
you can still celebrate with the classic
jelly bean game guess how many jelly
beans are in the jar what does the
winner of the contest get the awesome
jar of jelly beans of course you may or
may not realize that April 22nd is also
Earth Day which is great but national
jelly bean day is much tastier tasty
good things come to those who wait hey
it with the colorful little candy known
as the jelly bean may seem to be a
simple thing that is easy to produce but
nothing could be further from the truth
jelly beans are such a popular candy and
millions of the tasty beans are produced
around the world ever
this is a lot of jellybeans but they are
consumed almost as fast by a hungry
public who can't seem to get enough it
takes even more work than you might
imagine to produce this huge number
because it takes at least a week to make
them in fact it can take up to three
weeks the simple recipe consists of
sugar corn syrup corn starch and water
this mixture is cooked slowly until it
has a gelatinous consistency and then
the batch is poured into tiny bean
shaped molds where they rest for at
least 12 hours so they can harden after
they cool and Harden they are sprayed
with a sugary mist then they rest again
so they can harden once more you might
have guessed by now that much of the
reason the process takes so long is that
the jellybeans have to rest for a while
between many of the steps it depends a
lot on the flavor of jellybeans being
manufactured some flavors require
several days of rest between steps
flavors such as sour cherry and sour
apple tend to take the longest to make
because they need to rest the most
because of their unique composition but
regardless of your personal favorite
jellybeans perhaps you will have a bit
more respect for what it takes to get
these sweet little treats to your lips
have some respect the jelly bean origin
story you guys to feel this our origin
story begins it seems that the exact
origins of the sweet little candies
known as jelly beans has been lost to
the sugary mists of time
however most candy historians believe
there is some evidence that the popular
American candy owes its existence to a
popular candy from Turkey called Turkish
Delight this sweet confection traces its
long history back to before biblical
times it's true that jelly beans have a
sweet gelatinous Center that is similar
to Turkish Delight but the bright little
candies might oh they're hard candy
shells too another candy Jordan almonds
were invented in 17th century France for
the Royal Court East Jordan almonds are
for the feminists they're hard candy
shell is made by a manufacturing process
called panning that French candy makers
invented this process involved rocking
almonds back and forth in a pan filled
with sugar and water candy made by this
process first appeared in America in
1861 early in the American Civil War a
company in Boston Massachusetts
circulated advertisements around the
city encouraging people to send a candy
that was similar to what would become
jellybeans to the Troops but when did
the name jellybean show up
shaping candy like common fruits and
vegetables was common in 18th and 19th
centuries an unknown candy maker in the
1800's started making little bean shaped
candies and the rest is sweet history
this is history Brian a key moment in
the history of happiness incredible
inedible jellybeans it's an edible food
is supposed to be edible some of us
might think that butter flavored popcorn
jelly beans are pretty unappetizing but
it has been ranked as one of America's
favorite flavors some beer lovers might
like the taste of beer flavor jelly
beans
and those are at least not outright
disgusting like some other flavors
however most of us can agree that vomit
flavor jelly beans are a bad idea some
other jelly bean flavors that should
fall into the bad idea category includes
such tempting treats as earthworm and
booger one can assume that flavors like
this are marketed towards kids who enjoy
grossing each other out these are not
flavors that your casual jelly bean
eater would want to snack on Gaby no
Doug booger flavor is bad and earwax and
lawn clippings flavor jelly beans don't
sound much better why would someone want
to eat candy that tastes like ear
secretions and lawn clippings
hopefully jelly bean lovers will stick
with the favorites like cherry lime and
yes even buttered popcorn is that butter
popcorn
yes win one for the jellybeans Ronald
Reagan is known for some impressive
accomplishments including a successful
Hollywood acting career governing
California and two terms as president of
the United States during the Cold War
against the Soviet Union but the former
president is also known for his
tremendous
love of jellybeans his brand was Jelly
Belly and the sweet little candies
helped him kick his longtime smoking
habit when he was governor of California
since that time Reagan could usually be
seen with a bowl of jelly beans within
arm's reach when he was elected
president he brought his love of jelly
beans to Washington with him jelly beans
remained a feature of President Reagan's
two terms in Washington DC and bowls and
jars of the sweet candies can be seen in
many old photographs within reagan's
reach they were available at the White
House and even on Air Force One when he
flew around the world to meet other
national leaders President Reagan would
often give these visiting leaders a
supply of jelly beans as gifts because
after all who doesn't like a handful of
tasty jelly beans
hopefully these sugary little gems made
their own small but sweet contribution
to the Cold War and the advancement of
world peace to our peace real peace
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